"It was an American plane behind the attack and Pakistan is taking responsibility because they know there would be a civil war if the American responsibility was known,"We went after al-Zawahri today. If we didn't get him, expect more such efforts until we do. No one around to stop us now.
UPDATE: ABC News Reports:
Between two and five senior al Qaeda militants were killed in the attack, including the mastermind of the airliners plot in the U.K.,also:
One of the clerics who is believed to have been killed today, Maulana Liaquat, was one of the two main local leaders believed to be protecting Zawahiri.
